In Brief: Luxology this week announced the immediate availability
of "MP3
Player: Rapid Visualization and Prototyping", a new
video album that demonstrates how modo 302 can be used to
complement and enhance the product design process. This training
video series focuses on product design and rapid prototyping
using modo 302's subdivision surfaces tools. For more information
see this
web page.

DAZ
3D Elite

DAZ has released the most realistic human models available
in the new DAZ 3D's Victoria 4 Elite. Utilizing what it calls
"unprecedented technology" the new series of add-on morphs
and textures for the fourth generation of Millennium Figure,
Victoria, create lip creases, individual eyelashes and visible
pores making Victoria look more realistic than ever.

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"DAZ 3D has always delivered the best 3D content,
but we realize that one of the most challenging and time
consuming tasks 3D artists face is creating and obtaining
believable texture maps and body morphs – and that's
where Victoria 4 Elite comes in," said DAZ 3D president,
Dan Farr.

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01: new Victoria 4 Elite sample model image

"We have taken this challenge head-on, investing in
high-end professional solutions to create a state-of-the-art
Human Data Acquisition Center (H.D.A.C) which provides the
most accurate 3D human forms and textures only available
through the DAZ 3D Elite series."

HDAC in Victoria 4 Elite allows users to experience professional-quality
features such as:

Elite Skin Textures - All skin texture photo-references
use proprietary lighting to ensure even lighting with minimal
shadowing for the most consistent and reliable reference
data.

Elite Body Shapes - Utilizing several different scanners,
the Elite line of Body Shapes offers the most complete
set of scan data for new body and joint shapes.

Elite Life Poses - By resourcing scan data of live model
static poses in combination with motion capture data, Life
Poses offers natural pose sets, preserving body mass and
weight and its effect on joint positioning.

NVISION is the professional technical conference by Nvidia,
makers of some of the world's leading graphics cards. The
event takes place August 25-27 with over 35 technical conference
sessions covering a wide range of topics from CUDA, OpenGL,
DirectX and other software and graphics items. If you register
by the 18th of August you qualify to win a Nvidia Quadro
FX high-end graphics board valued at 1199.USD. Click here.

SIGGRAPH 2008

Another conference coming up is SIGGRAPH
2008. The conference
runs from August 11-15 while the exhibition floor runs from
12-14. SIGGRAPH is premier conference for 3D professionals
across nearly all industries, from engineering and sciences
to industrial design and animation entertainment. You can
learn more and register
here.